Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-15
TAKEN FOR A THIEF,

n. Rochsfort's Account Of . Trip tu
L"ndon-He Had His Revenge.
NJ. Rochcfort gives the Parisians very
pleasant account Of how he was taken for
thief ON his recent trip to London Il
had, he writes, left Boulogne to pass a
few hours in the bosom Of that Albion SO
famous for her perfidy took no valise,
not even a night shirt, As intended 10 re-
turn the same evening. However the sea
passage WAS SO trying and tine train
reached London SO late that l couldn {
think Of making second passage that
night. l therefore went to Panton's ho-
tel, in Panton street, where stayed for
merly and whose owner l knew. len
tered deliberately, without thinking Of
the effect my travel stained false collar
and cuffs would produce on the people of
the house. The landlord | had known
had sold out several years before, and the
winters, on seeing man SO i'll brushed
and luggageless enter the dining room,
began to look at one another very MS
trustfully. I asked for a room and was
told there was no room. Iasked for a bit
OF roast beef and was told there was moth
ing TO eat in the house. | mentioned the
name OF the former Landlord. but that did
more harm than good. They would agree
to take me in and do for me only on con
dition Of my paying beforehand
at once submitted to those terms. and
when the employees saw the contents Of
my purse they cast looks at each other
which plainly said-.He has made big
haul in Paris and escaped without chang
ing his dress The dinner was a cruel
one, though paid for beforehand, and
every time the waiter brought me dish.
for which l had TO wait All unreasonable
time, he gave me look which said a.
plain as words could have spoken it
Perhaps they will come and arrest him
before the dessert, and that will he 50
much gained l damaged my case ut
terly by asking for the Paris papers.
Evidently it was to see whether the police
were on my track. The butler, the por-
ter and the doorkeeper were standing be
hind me, as il in expectation Of an extra
dition order. A paragraph having made
me laugh, they made signs to each other
which plainly meant, He sees they have
lost the scent and he can't restrain his
joy My meal ended, asked one OF the
women TO go and buy me couple Of
clean shirts, but she refused to become an
accessory to my crime after the fact by
he'PihS he " Uestroy my Identity. HOW
ever, she consented TO lend me a brush.
Il had my revenge. wrote to ~ Irish
member OF parliament a telegram signed
with my own name, and informing him
that WAS in London. That produced the
effect Of athunderbolt, members Of parlia-
ment being taken more seriously by the
English than by us. When the NJ p.
came, about 10 p. m, to take me to the
house in his cab, the waiter, ashamed Of
the mistake he had made, hid his head in
q saucepan. 1t WAS agreed that my friend
and should come back and have supper
at = a. m, and the unhappy waiter came
out Of his saucepan TO sketch for us the
richest possible menu. 'That'n do said
/; give us a good supper; but. you know,
i absolutely insist on paying for it before
hand The waiter, humbled to the dust.
pleaded extenuatine circumstances, and
said t. the NJ. p: L assure you, sir. We
never took your friend for . murderer.
We merely thought that he had robbed q
bank, that's all. Home Journal.